Sauer-kraut press.



No. 66|,9|.. Patented Nov. s, i900. n. .1. ons a A. J. uuusLAs.

SAUER KRAUT PRESS.

(Application lilsd Bay 21, 1900,)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT EEICE.

ROGER ONG AND ANDERSON J. DOUGLAS, OF YATES LANDING, ILLINOIS.

SAU ER-KRAUT PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming'part of Letters Patent No. 661,191, dated November 6, 1900.

Application filed May Z1, 1900.

To all whom, it may concern,.-

Be it known that We, ROGER J. ONG and ANDERSON J. DOUGLAS, citizens of the United States, residing at Yates Landing, in the county of Pulaski and State of Illinois, have invented Lcertain new and useful Improvements in Sauer-Kraut Presses, of which the following is a speciiication.

Our invention relates to presses for sauerkraut or other materials; and the object is to provide simple but effective mechanism adapted to be readily applied to a barrel containing the krant or other material and easily manipulated to secure or release the platen of the press.

The construction of the improvement Will be fully described hereinafter and its novel features defined in the appended claims, in connection With the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specication.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, oit" our improved mechanism, and Fig. 2 is a front View of the The platen ofthe press is of circular or disk form, adapted to iit within a barrel or other cylindrical receptacle containing the krant, and it comprises tWo sections 1 and 2, hinged together near their ends by hinges 3 and 4. The section 1 of the platen is formed With an opening through which extends a rack-bar 5, adapted to extend down within the barrel. The upper end of the bar 5 is turned upon itself to form an arm 6, provided with a shoulder 7 and holes 8. The shoulder 7 is adapted to engage the top edge of the barrel, and the arm 6 rests against the outer surface of the barrel and is to be secured by screws or bolts. Adjacent' tothe toothed side of the rack-bar 5 a pawl 9 is pivotally secured to the upper side of the section 1 of the platen, the engagement of said pawl with the teeth of the rackbar serving to secure the platen in any position to Which it may be depressed.

l0 designates a frame or housing surrounding the opening in the platen and serving as a guide for the platen -in its movement upon the bar 5. The frontof the housingis closed by an inclined plate 11, formed With a notch 12, adapted to be engaged by a pawl 13, pivoted centrally on the front section 2 of the platen upon a block 14.

We preferably form openings or perfora- Serial No. 17,402. (No model.)

tions in the platen for the escape of liquid from the krant.

The operation and utility of the invention will be readily understood. The rack-bar being stationary, the platen may be forced down and secured at any position desired by means of the pawl 9.-

By forming the platen of two hinged sections We are enabled to raise the front section to permit of access to the contents by disengaging the pawl 13 from the notch 12 Without affecting the connection between the platen and rack-bar.

We claim- 1. A press for sauer-krant, or other materials, comprising a platen consisting of hinged sections, one of which is formed With an opening; a rack-bar extending through said opening, and turned down at its upper end to adapt it to be attached to a barrel; a pawl on the platen to engage said rack-bar; and means for securing the front section of the platen.

2. A press for sauer-krant or other materials, comprising a platen consisting of hinged sections, one of which is formed with an opening; -a rack-bar extending through said opening; and having it-s upper end turned down and formed With a shoulder and screw-holes; a housing surrounding the opening in the platen; a pawl pivotally secured to the platen at one side of the rack-bar to engage the latter; and apawl pivotally secured to the front section of the platen to engage a notch in the housing.

3. A press for sauer-kraut or other materials, comprising a platen consisting of hinged sections, one of Which is formed with an opening; a rack-bar extending through said opening and turned down to form a depending arm formed Wit-l1 a shoulder and a series of openings; a pawl pivotally secured upon the platen at one side of the rack-bar; ahousing surrounding the opening; an inclined notched plate closing the front of the housing; and a pawl pivoted centrally on the platen and adapted to engage the notched plate.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two Witnesses.

ROGER J. ONG. ANDERSON J. DOUGLAS. Witnesses:

JACOB FELLENSTINE, JACOB T. MILLER. 

